Following tradition, this year the 7th National Viticulture and Winemaking Conference will be organized by the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the National Council of Wine Communities, the Junibor Association, and the Hungarian Wine Academy.

This year’s main theme:

Dangers in the vineyard – Innovation in the glass. Phytoplasma disease in grapes and the world of low-alcohol and alcohol-free wines.

Presentations:

11:00 Flavescence dorée, field experiences and control practices in Italy

11:30 The golden yellow disease of grapes from its appearance in Hungary to the present day

12:00 The domestic situation of phytoplasma diseases of grapes from the perspective of a practicing plant pathologist and grape grower

13:30 The fine-scale composition of alcohol-free wines, with special regard to higher-order alcohols

14:00 The essence of wine without alcohol — technology that preserves the experience

15:00 Roundtable discussion: Phytoplasma diseases of grapes

Moderator: Sándor Viniczai

Participants: János Frittmann | Ákos Molnár | Róbert Tarsoly | György Pernesz

18:00 Tasting of reduced-alcohol and alcohol-free wines organized by Junibor